Surprise: Gay Critics honor ‘Burlesque’ for campy – intentional or not – film of the year

Sometimes something pops into your inbox and you just can’t resist writing a piece on it. So, here goes…

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics (no, I have no idea who they are either) announced the winners for the second annual Dorian Awards for Film and Television this afternoon. Notable wins included this pundit’s favorite of 2010, “I Am Love” for Film of the Year, “The Good Wife” for TV Drama of the Year (also a favorite), Annette Bening, “I Love You Phillip Morris,” Michael C. Hall, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, “Glee” and, um, “Hung.” Needless to say, the organization has a sense of humor about itself. Check out the winners as noted in a press release sent to the media.

FILM OF THE YEAR
Black SwanI Am Love (WINNER)
The Kids Are All Right
The Social Network
Toy Story 3

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Christian Bale – The FighterAnnette Bening – The Kids Are All Right (WINNER)
Colin Firth – The King”s Speech
James Franco – 127 Hours and Howl
Lesley Manville – Another Year
Natalie Portman – Black Swan

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR (Film, DVD or TV)
Catfish
Client 9: the Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside JobJoan Rivers: A Piece of Work (WINNER)
Restrepo
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waiting for Superman

LGBT-THEMED FILM OF THE YEAR
A Marine Story
HowlI Love You Phillip Morris (WINNER)
La Mission
The Kids Are All Right
Undertow

UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAREasy A (WINNER)
Mother and Child
Please Give
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
The Disappearance of Alice Creed

UNSUNG TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
Archer
Bored to DeathHung (WINNER)
Lone Star
Louie
Ugly Betty

WILDE WIT OF THE YEAR
Stephen Colbert and the writers of The Colbert Report
Tina Fey and the writers of 30 RockRachel Maddow (WINNER)
Joel McHale
Aaron Sorkin
Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show

TIMELESS AWARD
Given to a living actor or performer with an exemplary career of marked by smarts, character and wit. This year’s recipient is:

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Funny, interesting, and Cool. I love Easy A as unsung film of the year. I wonder if this will matter for the 45th Annual LGBT Awards or whatever…assuming we haven’t been destroyed by Skynet.

By: Eric

01.19.2011 @ 10:44 AM

I’d like to know how “I Love You Phillip Morris” managed to beat out “The Kids Are All Right” for Best LGBT-Themed Film, when “The Kids Are All Right” was nominated for Best Film, and “I Love You Phillip Morris wasn’t.”

Anyway, it’s surprising that a group could make so many good choices (I Am Love for Best Film, Michael C. Hall for Best TV Drama Performance), while also choosing Darren Criss over Andrew Garfield.

By: Chris C

01.19.2011 @ 3:23 PM

Thanks for posting, Gregory! I am a member of the Gay & Lesbian Critics Association. We formed about 2 years ago and are comprised of over 40 GLBT critics from across the U.S. as well as Canada and Great Britain. Thanks again!

By: George D

01.19.2011 @ 7:59 PM

It was a good list, with some odd choices, but overall surprisingly good.. loooved the recognition of Easy A, it was a really good comedy that gets underrated because is mislabel as just another teen movie, very inteligent film, with great quality as was Mean Girls a few years back.